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  • Second quarter 2026 net loss attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $3 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $209 million
  • Declared cash dividend of 10 cents for the second quarter 2026
  • CVR Partners, LP (“CVR Partners”) announced a second quarter 2026 cash distribution of $6.08 per common unit

SUGAR LAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CVR Energy, Inc. (“CVR Energy” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CVI) today announced its second quarter 2026 results including a net loss attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $3 million, or 3 cents per diluted share, and an adjusted earnings per diluted share of 34 cents, compared to net loss attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $114 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, and an adjusted loss per diluted share of 23 cents for the second quarter of 2025. Net income for the second quarter of 2026 was $46 million compared to net loss of $90 million for the second quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2026 was $209 million, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $99 million for the second quarter of 2025.

“CVR Energy posted another quarter of strong operating results across our system, with crude utilization of 98 percent and ammonia plant utilization of 99 percent,” said Dane Neumann, CVR Energy’s Chief Executive Officer. “The ongoing global conflicts have created tightness across energy and fertilizer markets. We continue to believe our assets are well-positioned to benefit from these market conditions and are pleased to announce a cash dividend of 10 cents per share for the second quarter. Looking ahead, we remain laser focused on pursuing accretive growth and believe current market conditions could support these efforts, as well as opportunities to reduce leverage and add value for our shareholders.

“With solid results for the quarter, CVR Partners declared a distribution of $6.08 per common unit,” Neumann continued. “The planned turnaround at the East Dubuque fertilizer facility is expected to begin in August, during which we plan to complete the brownfield ammonia expansion that is expected to increase production capacity by approximately 5%.”

Segment Highlights

Below are financial and operational highlights of each of the Company’s reportable segments:

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Petroleum Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum net (loss) income (in millions)

$

12

 

 

$

(137

)

 

$

(182

)

 

$

(297

)

Petroleum EBITDA* (in millions)

 

58

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(81

)

 

 

(202

)

Petroleum Adjusted EBITDA* (in millions)

 

106

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total throughput barrels per day

 

212,965

 

 

 

172,149

 

 

 

213,613

 

 

 

146,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refining margin* ($ per throughput barrel)

$

9.94

 

 

$

2.21

 

 

$

5.04

 

 

$

1.14

 

Adjusted refining margin* ($ per throughput barrel)

 

12.43

 

 

 

9.95

 

 

 

8.59

 

 

 

9.04

 

Direct operating expenses* ($ per throughput barrel)

 

5.93

 

 

 

6.45

 

 

 

6.02

 

 

 

7.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrogen Fertilizer net income (in millions)

$

78

 

 

$

39

 

 

$

127

 

 

$

66

 

Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA* (in millions)

 

107

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia utilization rate (percent of capacity utilization)

 

99

%

 

 

91

%

 

 

101

%

 

 

96

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia sales volumes (thousands of tons)

 

54

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

117

 

UAN sales volumes (thousands of tons)

 

333

 

 

 

345

 

 

 

643

 

 

 

681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia pricing at gate ($ per ton)

$

791

 

 

$

593

 

 

$

731

 

 

$

573

 

UAN pricing at gate ($ per ton)

 

392

 

 

 

317

 

 

 

368

 

 

 

287

 

____________________

* See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below.

Corporate and Other

The Company reported an income tax expense of $10 million, or 17.8 percent of income before income taxes, for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to an income tax benefit of $42 million, or 31.7 percent of loss before income taxes, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The change in income tax benefit was primarily due to an increase in overall pretax earnings while the change in effective tax rate was primarily caused by changes in pretax earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests and the impact of state tax credits relative to overall pretax earnings.

Cash, Debt and Dividend

Consolidated cash and cash equivalents were $737 million at June 30, 2026. Consolidated total debt and finance lease obligations were $1.8 billion at June 30, 2026, including $570 million held by the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment.

CVR Energy announced a second quarter 2026 cash dividend of 10 cents per share. The dividend, as declared by CVR Energy’s Board of Directors, will be paid on August 17, 2026, to stockholders of record as of August 10, 2026.

CVR Partners announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared a second quarter 2026 cash distribution of $6.08 per common unit, which will be paid on August 17, 2026, to common unitholders of record as of August 10, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call

CVR Energy previously announced that it will host its second quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, July 30, at 1 p.m. Eastern. The Earnings Conference Call may also include discussion of Company developments, forward-looking information and other material information about business and financial matters.

The second quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call will be webcast live and can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of CVR Energy’s website at www.CVREnergy.com. For investors or analysts who want to participate during the call, the dial-in number is (800) 715-9871, conference ID 3388257. A repeat of the call can be accessed for seven days by dialing (800) 770-2030, conference ID 3388257. The webcast will be archived and available on the Investor Relations section of CVR Energy’s website at www.CVREnergy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements concerning current estimates, expectations and projections about future results, performance, prospects, opportunities, plans, actions and events and other statements, concerns, or matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future: the information provided under the section titled “Q3 2026 Outlook” herein; continued safe and reliable operations; drivers of our results; impacts of planned and unplanned downtime and turnarounds on our results; asset utilization, capture, production volume, throughput, product yield and crude oil gathering rates, including the factors impacting same; crack spreads and the impacts thereof on our results; prospects for the refining industry; impact of costs to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) and revaluation of our RFS liability; ability to secure RFS waivers; ability to achieve growth, accretive or otherwise, reduce leverage or add shareholder value; reportable segments; supply and demand trends; refining supply additions; RIN and product pricing; global fertilizer industry conditions; production levels and utilization at our nitrogen fertilizer facilities; nitrogen fertilizer sales volumes; dividends and distributions, including the timing, payment and amount (if any) thereof and any potential increase to future dividends; direct operating expenses, capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization, including the impacts thereof on our results; increase in value of our assets; timing of determinations and other interactions with, and submissions to, regulatory authorities and agencies; and other matters. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “explore,” “evaluate,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” or “will,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Investors are cautioned that various factors may affect these forward-looking statements, including (among others) demand for fossil fuels and price volatility of crude oil, other feedstocks and refined products; the ability of the Company to pay or increase cash dividends and of CVR Partners to make cash distributions; potential operating hazards; costs of compliance with existing or new laws and regulations and potential liabilities arising therefrom; our controlling shareholder’s intention regarding ownership of our common stock or CVR Partners’ common units; general economic and business conditions; political disturbances, geopolitical instability and tensions; existing and future laws, rulings, policies and regulations, including the reinterpretation or amplification thereof by regulators, and including but not limited to those relating to the environment, climate change, and/or the production, transportation, or storage of hazardous chemicals, materials, or substances, like ammonia; political uncertainty and impacts to the oil and gas industry and the United States economy generally as a result of actions taken by the administration, including the imposition of tariffs or changes in climate or other energy laws, rules, regulations, or policies; impacts of plant outages; potential operating hazards from accidents, fires, severe weather, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, or other natural disasters; the health and economic effects of any pandemic, and other risks. For additional discussion of risk factors which may affect our results, please see the risk factors and other disclosures included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. These and other risks may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made only as of the date hereof. CVR Energy disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

About CVR Energy, Inc.

Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and marketing business, as well as in the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing business through its interest in CVR Partners. CVR Energy subsidiaries serve as the general partner and own approximately 37 percent of the common units of CVR Partners.

Investors and others should note that CVR Energy may announce material information using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts and the Investor Relations page of its website. CVR Energy may use these channels to distribute material information about the Company and to communicate important information about the Company, corporate initiatives and other matters. Information that CVR Energy posts on its website could be deemed material; therefore, CVR Energy encourages investors, the media, its customers, business partners and others interested in the Company to review the information posted on its website.

Non-GAAP Measures

Our management uses certain non-GAAP measures, and reconciliations to those measures, to evaluate current and past performance and prospects for the future to supplement our financial information presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures are important factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include the measures defined below.

The following are non-GAAP measures we present for the periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

EBITDA - Consolidated net income (loss) before (i) interest expense, net, (ii) income tax expense (benefit) and (iii) depreciation and amortization expense.

Petroleum EBITDA and Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA - Segment net income (loss) before segment (i) interest expense, net, (ii) income tax expense (benefit), and (iii) depreciation and amortization.

Refining Margin - The difference between our Petroleum Segment net sales and cost of materials and other.

Adjusted Refining Margin - Refining Margin adjusted for certain significant noncash items and items that management believes are not attributable to or indicative of our underlying operational results of the period or that may obscure results and trends we deem useful.

Refining Margin and Adjusted Refining Margin, per Throughput Barrel - Refining Margin and Adjusted Refining Margin divided by the total throughput barrels during the period, which is calculated as total throughput barrels per day times the number of days in the period.

Direct Operating Expenses per Throughput Barrel - Direct operating expenses for our Petroleum Segment divided by total throughput barrels for the period, which is calculated as total throughput barrels per day times the number of days in the period.

Adjusted EBITDA, Petroleum Adjusted EBITDA, and Nitrogen Fertilizer Adjusted EBITDA - EBITDA, Petroleum EBITDA, and Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA adjusted for certain significant non-cash items and items that management believes are not attributable to or indicative of our underlying operational results of the period or that may obscure results and trends we deem useful.

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share - Earnings (loss) per share adjusted for certain significant non-cash items and items that management believes are not attributable to or indicative of our on-going operations or that may obscure our underlying results and trends.

Free Cash Flow - Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures and capitalized turnaround expenditures.

We present these measures because we believe they may help investors, analysts, lenders and ratings agencies analyze our results of operations and liquidity in conjunction with our U.S. GAAP results, including but not limited to our operating performance as compared to other publicly traded companies in the refining and fertilizer industries, without regard to historical cost basis or financing methods and our ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures. Non-GAAP measures have important limitations as analytical tools, because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect net earnings and operating income. These measures should not be considered substitutes for their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” included herein for reconciliation of these amounts. Due to rounding, numbers presented within this section may not add or equal to numbers or totals presented elsewhere within this document.

Factors Affecting Comparability of Our Financial Results

Our results of operations for the periods presented may not be comparable with prior periods or to our results of operations in the future for the reasons discussed below.

Petroleum Segment

Major Scheduled Turnaround Activities - Total capitalized turnaround expenditures as part of planned turnarounds were $1 million and $24 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $1 million and $190 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

CVR Energy, Inc.

(all information in this release is unaudited)

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in millions, except per share data)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net sales

$

2,738

 

 

$

1,761

 

 

$

4,718

 

 

$

3,407

 

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

2,370

 

 

 

1,582

 

 

 

4,195

 

 

 

3,099

 

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

174

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

355

 

 

 

324

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

77

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

142

 

Cost of sales

 

2,621

 

 

 

1,827

 

 

 

4,705

 

 

 

3,565

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

34

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

73

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Other operating expenses (income), net

 

2

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

78

 

 

 

(103

)

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(235

)

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(25

)

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(55

)

Other income, net

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

4

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

56

 

 

 

(132

)

 

 

(133

)

 

 

(286

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

10

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(91

)

Net income (loss)

 

46

 

 

 

(90

)

 

 

(114

)

 

 

(195

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

49

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

42

 

Net loss attributable to CVR Energy stockholders

$

(3

)

 

$

(114

)

 

$

(195

)

 

$

(237

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(1.14

)

 

$

(1.94

)

 

$

(2.36

)

Dividends declared per share

 

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings (loss) per share *

$

0.34

 

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(0.91

)

 

$

(0.81

)

EBITDA *

 

161

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

109

 

 

 

(85

)

Adjusted EBITDA *

 

209

 

 

 

99

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

100.5

 

 

 

100.5

 

 

 

100.5

 

 

 

100.5

 

____________________

* See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below.

Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

 

(in millions)

June 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

Cash and cash equivalents

$

737

 

$

511

Working capital (inclusive of cash and cash equivalents)

 

506

 

 

561

Total assets

 

4,079

 

 

3,706

Total debt and finance lease obligations, including current portion

 

1,783

 

 

1,765

Total liabilities

 

3,335

 

 

2,808

Total CVR stockholders’ equity

 

525

 

 

730

Selected Consolidated Cash Flow Data

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in millions)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

$

307

 

 

$

176

 

 

$

371

 

 

$

(19

)

Investing activities

 

(43

)

 

 

(185

)

 

 

(86

)

 

 

(267

)

Financing activities

 

(39

)

 

 

(90

)

 

 

(59

)

 

 

(105

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

$

225

 

 

$

(99

)

 

$

226

 

 

$

(391

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow *

$

264

 

 

$

(12

)

 

$

285

 

 

$

(297

)

____________________

* See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below.

Selected Segment Data

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

(in millions)

Petroleum

 

Nitrogen

Fertilizer

 

Consolidated

 

Petroleum

 

Nitrogen

Fertilizer

 

Consolidated

Net sales

$

2,540

 

$

202

 

$

2,738

 

$

1,561

 

 

$

169

 

$

1,761

 

Operating income (loss)

 

5

 

 

85

 

 

78

 

 

(133

)

 

 

46

 

 

(103

)

Net income (loss)

 

12

 

 

78

 

 

46

 

 

(137

)

 

 

39

 

 

(90

)

EBITDA *

 

58

 

 

107

 

 

161

 

 

(84

)

 

 

67

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance

$

23

 

$

12

 

$

35

 

$

14

 

 

$

6

 

$

21

 

Growth

 

6

 

 

5

 

 

11

 

 

9

 

 

 

4

 

 

15

 

Total capital expenditures

$

29

 

$

17

 

$

46

 

$

23

 

 

$

10

 

$

36

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

(in millions)

Petroleum

 

Nitrogen

Fertilizer

 

Consolidated

 

Petroleum

 

Nitrogen

Fertilizer

 

Consolidated

Net sales

$

4,344

 

 

$

382

 

$

4,718

 

 

$

3,038

 

 

$

311

 

$

3,407

 

Operating (loss) income

 

(188

)

 

 

142

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(295

)

 

 

81

 

 

(235

)

Net income (loss)

 

(182

)

 

 

127

 

 

(114

)

 

 

(297

)

 

 

66

 

 

(195

)

EBITDA *

 

(81

)

 

 

185

 

 

109

 

 

 

(202

)

 

 

120

 

 

(85

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance

$

42

 

 

$

20

 

$

63

 

 

$

55

 

 

$

10

 

$

66

 

Growth

 

16

 

 

 

11

 

 

27

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

6

 

 

26

 

Total capital expenditures

$

58

 

 

$

31

 

$

90

 

 

$

72

 

 

$

16

 

$

92

 

____________________

* See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below.

(1) Capital expenditures are shown exclusive of capitalized turnaround expenditures.

 

June 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

(in millions)

Petroleum

 

Nitrogen

Fertilizer

 

Consolidated

 

Petroleum

 

Nitrogen

Fertilizer

 

Consolidated

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

$

482

 

$

137

 

$

737

 

$

253

 

$

69

 

$

511

Total assets

 

3,260

 

 

1,057

 

 

4,079

 

 

2,987

 

 

969

 

 

3,706

Total debt and finance lease obligations, including current portion (2)

 

37

 

 

570

 

 

1,783

 

 

195

 

 

570

 

 

1,765

____________________
(1) Corporate cash and cash equivalents consisted of $114 million and $180 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
(2) Corporate total debt and finance lease obligations, including current portion consisted of $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Petroleum Segment

Refining Throughput and Production Data by Refinery

 

Throughput Data

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in bpd)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Gathered crude

113,627

 

125,940

 

112,149

 

 

110,705

 

Other domestic

70,165

 

32,313

 

70,989

 

 

22,671

 

Canadian

19,475

 

581

 

18,436

 

 

610

 

Other feedstocks and blendstocks

9,698

 

13,315

 

12,039

 

 

12,420

 

Total throughput

212,965

 

172,149

 

213,613

 

 

146,406

 

 

Production Data

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in bpd)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Gasoline

103,194

 

86,980

 

107,318

 

 

72,908

 

Distillate

92,280

 

70,556

 

89,894

 

 

57,938

 

Other liquid products

9,337

 

7,839

 

8,101

 

 

9,601

 

Solids

6,711

 

3,723

 

6,353

 

 

2,534

 

Total production

211,522

 

169,098

 

211,666

 

 

142,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude utilization (1)

98.4

%

 

76.9

%

 

97.6

%

 

64.9

%

Distillate yield (as % of crude throughput) (2)

45.4

%

 

44.4

%

 

44.6

%

 

43.2

%

Light product yield (as % of crude throughput) (3)

96.2

%

 

99.2

%

 

97.8

%

 

97.7

%

Liquid volume yield (as % of total throughput) (4)

96.2

%

 

96.1

%

 

96.1

%

 

95.9

%

____________________  

(1) Total Gathered crude, Other domestic, and Canadian throughput (collectively, “Total Crude Throughput”) divided by consolidated crude oil throughput capacity of 206,500 bpd.

(2) Total Distillate divided by Total Crude Throughput.

(3) Total Gasoline and Distillate divided by Total Crude Throughput.

(4) Total Gasoline, Distillate, and Other liquid products divided by total throughput.

Key Market Indicators

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(dollars per barrel)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) NYMEX

$

92.70

 

 

$

63.74

 

 

$

82.77

 

 

$

67.52

 

Crude Oil Differentials to WTI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brent

 

3.98

 

 

 

2.97

 

 

 

4.83

 

 

 

3.29

 

WCS (heavy sour)

 

(14.21

)

 

 

(9.43

)

 

 

(14.06

)

 

 

(10.92

)

Midland Cushing

 

1.91

 

 

 

0.74

 

 

 

1.50

 

 

 

0.92

 

NYMEX Crack Spreads:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gasoline

 

44.20

 

 

 

24.76

 

 

 

33.45

 

 

 

20.86

 

Heating Oil

 

64.47

 

 

 

26.99

 

 

 

57.87

 

 

 

27.71

 

NYMEX 2-1-1 Crack Spread

 

54.34

 

 

 

25.87

 

 

 

45.66

 

 

 

24.29

 

PADD II Group 3 Product Basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gasoline

 

(9.97

)

 

 

(3.58

)

 

 

(11.80

)

 

 

(3.20

)

Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

 

(8.88

)

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

(12.84

)

 

 

(3.60

)

PADD II Group 3 Product Crack Spread:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gasoline

 

34.23

 

 

 

21.18

 

 

 

21.65

 

 

 

17.66

 

Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

 

55.59

 

 

 

26.87

 

 

 

45.03

 

 

 

24.11

 

PADD II Group 3 2-1-1

 

44.91

 

 

 

24.02

 

 

 

33.34

 

 

 

20.89

 

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment

 

Production Data

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Consolidated production volume (thousands of tons):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia—gross produced (1)

 

214

 

 

197

 

 

434

 

 

413

Ammonia—net available for sale (1)

 

64

 

 

54

 

 

134

 

 

117

UAN

 

342

 

 

321

 

 

678

 

 

668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedstock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum coke used in production (thousands of tons)

 

136

 

 

130

 

 

274

 

 

261

Petroleum coke used in production (dollars per ton)

$

44.94

 

$

56.68

 

$

39.39

 

$

49.54

Natural gas used in production (thousands of MMBtus) (2)

 

2,014

 

 

1,897

 

 

4,129

 

 

4,057

Natural gas used in production (dollars per MMBtu) (2)

$

2.84

 

$

3.29

 

$

4.15

 

$

4.00

____________________

(1) Gross tons produced for ammonia represent total ammonia produced, including ammonia produced that was upgraded into other fertilizer products. Net tons available for sale represent ammonia available for sale that was not upgraded into other fertilizer products.

(2) The feedstock natural gas shown above does not include natural gas used for fuel. The cost of fuel natural gas is included in direct operating expense.

Key Market Indicators

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Ammonia — Southern plains (dollars per ton)

$

868

 

$

576

 

$

802

 

$

569

Ammonia — Corn belt (dollars per ton)

 

936

 

 

630

 

 

857

 

 

624

UAN — Corn belt (dollars per ton)

 

534

 

 

403

 

 

475

 

 

364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas NYMEX (dollars per MMBtu)

$

2.94

 

$

3.51

 

$

3.83

 

$

3.69

Q3 2026 Outlook

The table below summarizes our outlook for certain operational statistics and financial information for the third quarter of 2026. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.

 

Q3 2026

 

Low

 

High

Petroleum Segment

 

 

 

Total throughput (bpd)

 

205,000

 

 

 

220,000

 

Crude utilization (1)

 

95

%

 

 

100

%

Direct operating expenses (in millions) (2)

$

110

 

 

$

120

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment

 

 

 

Ammonia utilization rate

 

75

%

 

 

80

%

Direct operating expenses (in millions) (2)

$

57

 

 

$

62

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures (in millions) (3)

 

 

 

Petroleum Segment

$

41

 

 

$

50

 

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment

 

40

 

 

 

49

 

Other

 

4

 

 

 

6

 

Total capital expenditures

$

85

 

 

$

105

 

____________________

(1) Represents crude oil throughput divided by consolidated crude oil throughput capacity of 206,500 bpd.

(2) Direct operating expenses are shown exclusive of depreciation and amortization, turnaround expenses, and inventory valuation impacts.

(3) Turnaround and capital expenditures are disclosed on an accrual basis.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

 

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in millions)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net income (loss)

$

46

 

 

$

(90

)

 

$

(114

)

 

$

(195

)

Interest expense, net

 

25

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

55

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

10

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(91

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

80

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

146

 

EBITDA

 

161

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

109

 

 

 

(85

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in RFS obligation, unfavorable

 

73

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

200

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives, net

 

(6

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

(1

)

Inventory valuation impacts, (favorable) unfavorable

 

(19

)

 

 

32

 

 

 

(138

)

 

 

8

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

209

 

 

$

99

 

 

$

246

 

 

$

122

 

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Loss per Share to Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Basic and diluted loss per share

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(1.14

)

 

$

(1.94

)

 

$

(2.36

)

Adjustments: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in RFS obligation, unfavorable

 

0.55

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

1.50

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives, net

 

(0.04

)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

1.14

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Inventory valuation impacts, (favorable) unfavorable

 

(0.14

)

 

 

0.24

 

 

 

(1.04

)

 

 

0.06

 

Adjusted earnings (loss) per share

$

0.34

 

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(0.91

)

 

$

(0.81

)

____________________
(1) Amounts are shown after-tax, using the Company’s marginal tax rate, and are presented on a per share basis using the weighted average shares outstanding for each period.

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in millions)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

307

 

 

$

176

 

 

$

371

 

 

$

(19

)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(43

)

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(90

)

 

 

(92

)

Capitalized turnaround expenditures

 

(1

)

 

 

(148

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(191

)

Return of equity method investment

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Free cash flow

$

264

 

 

$

(12

)

 

$

285

 

 

$

(297

)

Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in millions)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Petroleum net income (loss)

$

12

 

 

$

(137

)

 

$

(182

)

 

$

(297

)

Interest expense (income), net

 

(3

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

5

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

49

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

90

 

Petroleum EBITDA

 

58

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(81

)

 

 

(202

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in RFS obligation, unfavorable

 

73

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

200

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives, net

 

(6

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

(1

)

Inventory valuation impacts, (favorable) unfavorable (1)

 

(19

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

(138

)

 

 

10

 

Petroleum Adjusted EBITDA

$

106

 

 

$

38

 

 

$

56

 

 

$

7

 

Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Gross Profit (Loss) to Refining Margin and Adjusted Refining Margin

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in millions)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net sales

$

2,540

 

 

$

1,561

 

 

$

4,344

 

 

$

3,038

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

(2,347

)

 

 

(1,526

)

 

 

(4,149

)

 

 

(3,008

)

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

(116

)

 

 

(102

)

 

 

(233

)

 

 

(193

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(49

)

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(102

)

 

 

(90

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

28

 

 

 

(115

)

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(253

)

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

116

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

233

 

 

 

193

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

49

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

90

 

Refining margin

 

193

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

30

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in RFS obligation, unfavorable

 

73

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

200

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives, net

 

(6

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

(1

)

Inventory valuation impacts, (favorable) unfavorable (1)

 

(19

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

(138

)

 

 

10

 

Adjusted refining margin

$

241

 

 

$

157

 

 

$

332

 

 

$

239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total throughput barrels per day

 

212,965

 

 

 

172,149

 

 

 

213,613

 

 

 

146,406

 

Days in the period

 

91

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

181

 

Total throughput barrels

 

19,379,847

 

 

 

15,665,597

 

 

 

38,663,976

 

 

 

26,499,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per total throughput barrel

$

9.94

 

 

$

2.21

 

 

$

5.04

 

 

$

1.14

 

Adjusted refining margin per total throughput barrel

 

12.43

 

 

 

9.95

 

 

 

8.59

 

 

 

9.04

 

Direct operating expenses per total throughput barrel

 

5.93

 

 

 

6.45

 

 

 

6.02

 

 

 

7.32

 

____________________

(1)

The Petroleum Segment’s basis for determining inventory value under GAAP is First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”). Changes in crude oil prices can cause fluctuations in the inventory valuation of crude oil, work in process and finished goods, thereby resulting in a favorable inventory valuation impact when crude oil prices increase and an unfavorable inventory valuation impact when crude oil prices decrease. The inventory valuation impact is calculated based upon inventory values at the beginning of the accounting period and at the end of the accounting period.

Reconciliation of Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in millions)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Nitrogen Fertilizer net income

$

78

 

$

39

 

$

127

 

$

66

Interest expense, net

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

16

 

 

15

Depreciation and amortization

 

22

 

 

21

 

 

42

 

 

39

Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

$

107

 

$

67

 

$

185

 

$

120

 

Investor Relations
Richard Roberts
(281) 207-3205
InvestorRelations@CVREnergy.com

Source: CVR Energy, Inc.